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@Dogtemple
There’s nothing wrong with that bike it’s just dirty. Get wire wool on the corrosion, pump the tyres up, some soap and water it will look miles better in about ten mins.
Unless you’re magnificently lazy you wont need to pay someone to do it.
Then look at it objectively. The chain is rustyish but this won’t make it unusable, wire brush from 99p shop, wash the grot off, dry and lubricate it, it will be fine.
The only thing that could be a problem is the rusty rims. Wire bush on that as best as you can and it will probably be ok. Otherwise swap out for a secondhand set of 700c wheels of your choosing.
This sort of thing only gets expensive when you try modernising it. It’s not a modern bike though so just keep it as is.
I’ve refurbished loads of bikes like this, seriously, it looks bad as it’s got flat tyres and dirt on it. Underneath all that it’s likely fine. Unless you put it away broken it needs some oil on the chain and check over the brakes and you’ll be good.